By Elizabeth Whitton (Contributor) • October 29, 2019
Women account for 55% of transit riders in the US, according to the National Household Travel Survey, yet their travel needs and behaviors are not well understood. If you lack an understanding of how and why women travel, how can you provide safe, reliable, and comfortable transit service?
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • October 29, 2019
What would be the tallest building in the region can be built, now that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning application for The View at Tysons. The View project is a towering six-building, mixed-use compound that will include offices, apartments, and a nearby connection to Metro.
Nine months ago, the DC Council passed one of the most ambitious clean energy laws in the country that mandates, among other things, that buildings become more energy efficient. Some experts and building owners are apprehensive about the task of adapting to the new regulations, but DC officials say they will facilitate the process.
Stephanie Gidigbi was nominated by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson to fill Jack Evans’ old seat on the Metro Board. Gidigbi worked in the Department of Transportation before joining the Natural Resources Defense Council and is a Ward 8 resident and public transit user. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
Abandoned bridges or sections of street that are left behind when there’s a roadway realignment are slowly reclaimed by the forest, creating “ghost roads” around the Washington region. (Dave Dildine / WTOP)
New research finds that projected sea level rise by 2050 will wipe out large areas of major coastal cities worldwide, including Mumbai and Bangkok. About 150 million people live on the land that will be underwater by that time. (NYT)
The energy company will pay $200 million for rehabbing the Bay after pollutants filtered through the Conowingo Dam and into the waters downstream. The money will go towards dredging around the dam, plus other projects like a mussel hatchery. (Erin Cox / Post)
Eight ART bus lines were impacted by what operators are calling unspecified mechanical issues. Arlington did not run three routes on Tuesday, and cut back service to lower levels on five more. Officials, however, did not pinpoint the cause of the problem. (Airey / ARL Now)
The ACLU and the NAACP’ Legal Defense Fund came out against a plan by Maryland’s Kirwan Commission to increase education spending by 2030, saying the plan puts a burden on local jurisdictions that they may not be able to meet and doesn’t address the funding gap. (Dominique Maria Bonessi / WAMU)
DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board is set to vote Thursday on whether the remaining buildings left on the Barry Farm site are historic landmarks or not. The decision will impact the future of a planned mixed-use development with affordable housing slated for the site. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
